According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel are 445.94% higher in 2025 versus 1930 (a $29,877,754,501,385.05 difference in value).
Between 1930 and 2025: Apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.80% per year. In other words, apparel costing $6,700,000,000,000 in the year 1930 would cost $36,577,754,501,385.05 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.16% during this same period, inflation for apparel was lower.
In the year 1930: Pricing changed by -2.43%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for apparel during the 1930-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1930 (-2.65%), inflation for apparel was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel, over time, for $6,700,000,000,000 beginning in 1930. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | $6,700,000,000,000.00 | -2.43% |
| 1931 | $6,013,296,398,891.97 | -10.25% |
| 1932 | $5,345,152,354,570.64 | -11.11% |
| 1933 | $5,308,033,240,997.23 | -0.69% |
| 1934 | $5,753,462,603,878.12 | 8.39% |
| 1935 | $5,790,581,717,451.52 | 0.65% |
| 1936 | $5,855,540,166,204.99 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $6,163,628,808,864.27 | 5.26% |
| 1938 | $6,085,678,670,360.11 | -1.26% |
| 1939 | $6,018,864,265,927.98 | -1.10% |
| 1940 | $6,072,952,117,134.94 | 0.90% |
| 1941 | $6,351,651,395,695.72 | 4.59% |
| 1942 | $7,433,102,493,074.79 | 17.03% |
| 1943 | $7,754,325,591,306.20 | 4.32% |
| 1944 | $8,298,263,370,978.05 | 7.01% |
| 1945 | $8,726,560,835,286.60 | 5.16% |
| 1946 | $9,574,589,814,617.52 | 9.72% |
| 1947 | $11,097,187,300,234.39 | 15.90% |
| 1948 | $11,833,858,938,845.09 | 6.64% |
| 1949 | $11,367,014,702,748.77 | -3.94% |
| 1950 | $11,214,969,102,919.24 | -1.34% |
| 1951 | $12,227,892,606,008.95 | 9.03% |
| 1952 | $12,097,261,879,394.84 | -1.07% |
| 1953 | $12,018,026,848,497.77 | -0.65% |
| 1954 | $11,977,338,589,388.45 | -0.34% |
| 1955 | $11,938,791,817,600.68 | -0.32% |
| 1956 | $12,178,638,397,613.47 | 2.01% |
| 1957 | $12,388,504,155,124.66 | 1.72% |
| 1958 | $12,435,616,876,198.60 | 0.38% |
| 1959 | $12,534,125,292,989.56 | 0.79% |
| 1960 | $12,722,576,177,285.32 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $12,823,226,081,397.83 | 0.79% |
| 1962 | $12,893,895,163,008.74 | 0.55% |
| 1963 | $13,052,365,224,802.90 | 1.23% |
| 1964 | $13,163,722,565,523.12 | 0.85% |
| 1965 | $13,290,070,317,494.14 | 0.96% |
| 1966 | $13,645,557,212,870.23 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | $14,202,343,916,471.34 | 4.08% |
| 1968 | $14,960,430,428,297.47 | 5.34% |
| 1969 | $15,821,308,331,557.64 | 5.75% |
| 1970 | $16,474,461,964,628.17 | 4.13% |
| 1971 | $17,007,692,307,692.31 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $17,358,896,228,425.32 | 2.06% |
| 1973 | $17,994,917,962,923.51 | 3.66% |
| 1974 | $19,329,064,564,244.62 | 7.41% |
| 1975 | $20,189,942,467,504.79 | 4.45% |
| 1976 | $20,945,887,492,009.38 | 3.74% |
| 1977 | $21,883,858,938,845.09 | 4.48% |
| 1978 | $22,652,652,887,278.93 | 3.51% |
| 1979 | $23,644,161,517,153.21 | 4.38% |
| 1980 | $25,316,663,115,278.07 | 7.07% |
| 1981 | $26,524,461,964,628.17 | 4.77% |
| 1982 | $27,220,445,344,129.55 | 2.62% |
| 1983 | $27,892,872,363,093.97 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $28,406,829,320,264.23 | 1.84% |
| 1985 | $29,237,726,401,022.80 | 2.92% |
| 1986 | $29,486,138,930,321.76 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | $30,783,880,247,176.65 | 4.40% |
| 1988 | $32,120,168,335,819.31 | 4.34% |
| 1989 | $33,013,168,548,902.62 | 2.78% |
| 1990 | $34,544,331,983,805.67 | 4.64% |
| 1991 | $35,831,365,864,052.84 | 3.73% |
| 1992 | $36,713,658,640,528.45 | 2.46% |
| 1993 | $37,210,483,699,126.35 | 1.35% |
| 1994 | $37,137,673,130,193.91 | -0.20% |
| 1995 | $36,737,215,001,065.42 | -1.08% |
| 1996 | $36,664,404,432,132.96 | -0.20% |
| 1997 | $36,985,627,530,364.38 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | $37,032,740,251,438.31 | 0.13% |
| 1999 | $36,550,905,604,091.20 | -1.30% |
| 2000 | $36,073,353,931,387.17 | -1.31% |
| 2001 | $35,430,907,734,924.35 | -1.78% |
| 2002 | $34,527,200,085,233.33 | -2.55% |
| 2003 | $33,651,331,770,722.35 | -2.54% |
| 2004 | $33,527,125,506,072.88 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | $33,278,712,976,773.92 | -0.74% |
| 2006 | $33,255,156,616,236.95 | -0.07% |
| 2007 | $33,128,316,322,181.98 | -0.38% |
| 2008 | $33,102,896,867,675.26 | -0.08% |
| 2009 | $33,428,959,727,253.36 | 0.98% |
| 2010 | $33,268,862,135,094.82 | -0.48% |
| 2011 | $33,994,804,922,224.59 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | $35,151,229,490,730.87 | 3.40% |
| 2013 | $35,470,461,005,753.25 | 0.91% |
| 2014 | $35,499,114,106,115.49 | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $35,050,429,682,505.86 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | $35,090,175,687,193.69 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $34,969,545,706,371.19 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $34,981,345,301,512.89 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $34,535,166,418,069.47 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | $32,872,322,927,764.76 | -4.81% |
| 2021 | $33,683,561,154,911.58 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | $35,378,441,295,546.56 | 5.03% |
| 2023 | $36,352,239,825,271.68 | 2.75% |
| 2024 | $36,603,907,415,299.38 | 0.69% |
| 2025 | $36,577,754,501,385.05 | -0.07%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Apparel:
| Year | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CPI | 14.900 | 15.000 | 15.450 | 17.350 | 21.200 | 29.550 | 37.733 | 42.800 | 31.625 | 26.860 | 27.100 | 26.760 | 26.300 | 25.833 | 25.267 | 24.967 | 24.667 | 24.067 | 21.600 | 19.200 | 19.067 | 20.667 | 20.800 | 21.033 | 22.140 | 21.860 | 21.620 | 21.814 | 22.815 | 26.700 | 27.854 | 29.808 | 31.346 | 34.392 | 39.862 | 42.508 | 40.831 | 40.285 | 43.923 | 43.454 | 43.169 | 43.023 | 42.885 | 43.746 | 44.500 | 44.669 | 45.023 | 45.700 | 46.062 | 46.315 | 46.885 | 47.285 | 47.738 | 49.015 | 51.015 | 53.738 | 56.831 | 59.177 | 61.092 | 62.354 | 64.638 | 69.431 | 72.523 | 75.238 | 78.608 | 81.369 | 84.931 | 90.938 | 95.277 | 97.777 | 100.192 | 102.038 | 105.023 | 105.915 | 110.577 | 115.377 | 118.585 | 124.085 | 128.708 | 131.877 | 133.662 | 133.400 | 131.962 | 131.700 | 132.854 | 133.023 | 131.292 | 129.577 | 127.269 | 124.023 | 120.877 | 120.431 | 119.538 | 119.454 | 118.998 | 118.907 | 120.078 | 119.503 | 122.111 | 126.265 | 127.411 | 127.514 | 125.903 | 126.045 | 125.612 | 125.654 | 124.052 | 118.079 | 120.993 | 127.081 | 130.579 | 131.483 | 131.389 |